Over half ofHull FC’s salary cap will be sat in the stands this Friday night when the Black and Whites take on Catalans Dragons.

The Black and Whites will be without 16 players for the crucial clash with the French outfit with Lee Radford being forced to make five more changes this week through injury.

Albert Kelly and Marc Sneyd both drop out of the squad through respective arm and knee injuries, while Carlos Tuimavave also drops out after picking up a hamstring problem in the defeat of Wakefield Trinity.

With the influential trio becoming just the latest of the club’s injury concerns, Hull Live understands £1.2million of the salary cap is currently occupying the club’s treatment room.

As such, FC's resources are beyond stretched following a gruelling Easter period, with Radford having 19 players available to play this week and every one of those has been selected to feature.

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Bureta Faraimo and Mark Minchiello have come back into the fold after missing last weekend through injury, having recovered from respective dead leg and neck issues

However, the return of the duo is only a slight positive in what appears to be a tricky situation at the KCOM Stadium.

Dean Hadley drops out of the squad this week after becoming the latest member of the squad to suffer concussion, he joins England international Jamie Shaul and Cameron Scott on the sidelines, who are also struggling with head knocks.

Hull FC's Jamie Shaul

Sneyd is one of five to miss the game through knee problems with the extent of the injury currently unknown. Josh Bowden can see light at the end of the tunnel as he recovers from a knee injury suffered 12 months ago in the Challenge Cup victory over Featherstone Rovers. The prop is due to feature a reserves game against Bradford Bulls next week as he ramps up his comeback.